Collections Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah

Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah

Collection name
Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
About this collection
Three photographs by teenaged hobbyist Mamdouh Mohamad Fathallah from 1940s Alexandria, including a self-framed image titled 'Peak,' a double-exposure of himself throwing a punch at his own doppelgänger, and a mirror self-portrait in pajamas. Remarkable for creative self-invention in the absence of appealing subject matter.
Collection number
0051fa
Keywords
amateur practices darkroom effects snapshots of everyday life
Photographer(s)
Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Country
Egypt
Reference ID
0051fa
Digitised items
3

Items from this collection

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"Peak"
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Collection: Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Snapshot depicting the photographer's silhouetted feet raised toward each other, forming an arch against a flag and a sky with scattered clouds.
Date 1944
Photographer(s) Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Location Egypt
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"Beating Himself"
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Collection: Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Double exposure of the same individual posed in a staged physical confrontation.
Date 1945
Photographer(s) Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Location Cairo, Egypt
double-exposure
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Collection: Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Indoor portrait of Mounir Fathallah
Date 1947
Photographer(s) Mamdouh Muhamad Fathallah
Location Egypt
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